Boy, that picture sure brings back some memories! When we moved to vermont 16 years ago, we rented for 6 months while we searched for land. We found our land and bought a shelter system dome https://shelter-systems.com/product/20-dome/ for $700 which was what we were paying per month on the rental. We lived in it for two months while we built our 30 foot yurt. We had an outdoor shower, outdoor sink, outdoor kitchen and composting toilet all covered by various tenting materials. It rained a lot and May and June in Vermont 16 years ago were not particularly warm months. But we survived and even thrived :^)
The dome became a greenhouse, then a storage area and then a tree fell on it and it became parts for various projects around the property. The covering is particularly tough stuff and can be bought separately.
It won't work for everyone, but living in the dome/greenhouse while building was cheaper than buying property with a home already on the land. And we love our yurt. Again, not for everyone:^)
We got rid of our car 4 years later and have never looked back.
Our kids are grown, we both have lived adventurous lives, so it has been easier for us to make the decision to collapse now and avoid the rush and we're glad we did!
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
living cheap while you build
Date: 2025-05-16 10:13 pm (UTC)The dome became a greenhouse, then a storage area and then a tree fell on it and it became parts for various projects around the property. The covering is particularly tough stuff and can be bought separately.
It won't work for everyone, but living in the dome/greenhouse while building was cheaper than buying property with a home already on the land. And we love our yurt. Again, not for everyone:^)
We got rid of our car 4 years later and have never looked back.
Our kids are grown, we both have lived adventurous lives, so it has been easier for us to make the decision to collapse now and avoid the rush and we're glad we did!